Okay if you are sitting there on overhead, artist in waiting or just waiting on a playblast? Boy have I got a post to keep you busy and get you inspired!I have had my eye on these guys for some time. I have got to give some props to Massive Black and Jason Manley. Massive Black is a full production artwork and asset outsourcing studio. This is where studios go - outside of their internal artists - to find talent who raise the artistry level of a project. Massive Black is based in San Francisco, but they also have locations in Shanghai and Bangkok.
Massive Black also runs the non-for-profit conceptart.org website and started a haven/school for artists around the world with their new workshops. I wish the CG community had a community so positive and reinforcing of what makes great imagery with a computer or a pencil. The enthusiasm these folks have reminds me of how people were in the early 90's and CG animation was just coming into itself, like the days when I worked at Oddworld Inhabitants.. There was such wonder and amazement and SHARING amongst artists.
Massive Black just put on a huge workshop for people from around the world called INSOMANIA with the best artists working in Film, Video Games, etc. today.Many of the instructors and contributors
are folks who create work I just love:
are folks who create work I just love:
On this blog, I have been talking about how much of the production side of visual effects is going overseas. If you want longevity in VFX you have two choices. Join those overseas and help raise the level of artistry in those countries...OR, get into the content side of the business. Massive Black and ConceptArt.org focus entirely on the content side and how to create better, more visually interesting art.
The CG Society posted a clip here that can tell you more...
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